Bernard Durkan
Question:277. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if disability allowance or benefit is payable to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7372/24]
View answerThursday, 15 February 2024
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Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions.
Eligibility for DA is conditional on satisfying the medical criteria, a means test and being habitual residence in the state. A person applying for DA may be disallowed on one or more of these conditions.
Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.
To qualify for IP a claimant must, inter-alia, have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or credited in the last or second last complete contribution year before the relevant date of their claim. Only PRSI classes A, E, H or S contributions are reckonable for IP purposes.
A completed DA or IP application form must be submitted to the Department in order to establish if the person concerned has an entitlement.
An application form for both DA and IP was posted to the person concerned on 12 February 2024.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.